The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25
SHE DIED a BEGGAR.
Yet In Her Room Was Found Seven Thou-
sand Dollars in Money and Bouds

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sand Dollars in Money and Bonds
a Boston special says that from n
6eggarly little room at the rear of No,
~ Albany street, in that city, Mrs. Mary
Smlth Was removed to tho City HOSPITAL
saturday night, where she died before
morning. ShO was seventy six wears
OLD, and without doubt the most wretch
cdly dressed creature in all Boston. Her
room was miscr0bly filthy, and her
clothes were little better than old rups
kept togetElr by strings.
MIS-. Omliil was professional boppar.
ana 1t was while limping about on her
daily rounds i'll search of cbnritv Soiu,-
daV That she was knocked down and
run over by careless butcher boy nt the
corner of Howard and Hudson streets
oOmCbOdy removed her to her home and
notified the police and had her taken to
the City Hospital. she was not badly
hurt, but her advanced years and her
Cn1ccOlcd condition resulting from long
years OF privatiom could not withstand
the SHOCK. Before she died sho said
something about her money and asked
that Lawyer Charles Colbcth be notified
Iho hospital attcliGnnta believed thc
poor creature was wandering in hel
mlnd. This morning, however, word
was sent TO tho lawyer, when they were
surprised 10 hear that the old woman
had recently madC n will and WAS worth
several thousand dollars.
Ihc pollcC were notified and IN officer
detailed to search the miserly LODGINGS,
opening tho door Of the old wOmnn's
room, 1oul Udor greeted him and a
uozcn rats disappeared lcisurcly into
thelr holes. The officer began his search
Dy ripping open the first of the two old
mattresses, when, TO lis surprise, several
handsome gold and silver coins ratified
down on the floor. The saw,luat, chips
and huSkS With which the mattress was
atullcd, were poured out into pile be.
siac the bed. Scattered among this chail
was hatiul Of bank notes. O0iccr
Franks polkcd over the pile and saw thnt
many of the bills were rolled ND into
wads and tied with greasy strings. He
cut these with his kuife, and counting
the wealth found 5000. On the wnii
over the bed hung an Old pctticont
Mechanically thrusting his hand into the
pockets he drew out q hard rag. ODcninp
this $40 III bills lay in his hand. On ~
peg near by was another petticoat AS
the officer grasped it to replace it ON the
hook he felt II hard bunch of something
inside the lining. Cutting the threads
with his knife, Il little bag dropped out
and 50 III small silver coans rolled Off ON
the floor. Inside the door another
dirty "rtlcle of apparel hung. 1t was
searched, and in the lining was found
sccrcted large pocket book. Sowcd
INTO tins were uills Of various denomiua
tons amounting to so.
On the floor lay a mattress black with
dirt and filth, and rolled up and tied
with piece OF clothes line. Inside this,
and wrapped carefully in dozen ncws,
papers, was package Of United States
government bonds Of the issue of 1887
bearing four per cont. interest, and
amounting in value TO six hundred
dollars.
Down in the corner of the bag wer,.
two bank books of tho Franklin Savings
Bank, each showing deposit of on,
thousand dollars,
Continuing the search, q black dress
was found, and in various parts Of the
lining were discovered, soWcd in sepa.
ratcIy, fifteen dollars in bills and silver
In bureau was found one hundred and
fifty dollars III gold coin.
Tho entire amount Of money nnd
bonds amounted to between six and
seven thousand dollars, which was turned
over to the police authorities.